2016年12月大学英语四级翻译模拟练习题（8）

　　请将下面这段话翻译成英文：

　　饺子(dumpling)是中国传统食物，是春节最重要的食物之一，是北方节日的必备食品。传统上，一家人会在除夕夜一起包饺子，还可能会在其中一个饺子里藏一枚硬币，希望吃到硬币的人在新的一年交到好运。此外，饺子通常是为朋友或家人送行的食物。中国人擅长包饺子。饺子有各种各样的馅料，通常蘸着酱油 (soy sauce)、醋(vinegar)或大蒜(garlic)吃。

　　参考翻译：

　　As a traditional food, dumpling is one of the mostimportant foods during the Spring Festival andnecessary during holidays in Northern China.Traditionally, all members in family will get togetherto make dumplings at the Spring Festival's Eve. Theymay hide a coin in one of the dumplings, hoping that the person who finds the coin will have agood fortune in the coming year. In addition, dumpling is often the food for sending offfriends or family members. Chinese are good at making dumplings which have variety of fillings,and are typically eaten by dipping into soy sauce, vinegar, or garlic.